The 2012 Academy Award Nominations Announced

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The nominees for this year’s Academy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles, and Martin Scorsese’s Paris adventure Hugo leads the pack this year with 11 nominations, among them Best Picture.

Further nominees for Best Picture include the silent film “The Artist”; the family drama “The Descendants”; the Sept. 11 tale “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”; the Deep South drama “The Help”; the romantic fantasy “Midnight in Paris”; the sports tale “Moneyball”; the family chronicle “The Tree of Life”; and the World War I epic “War Horse.”

The nominations set up a Best Picture showdown between the top films at the Golden Globes: best musical or comedy recipient “The Artist” and best drama winner “The Descendants.”

Major category nominees:

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
War Horse
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close